Bearing



Patented sepez?, i938 nebenan. am. Toledo. ohio, 'to 'rile' i j f' Olnlofl,corporationofrollin;4 n@ t, *i I Alllufion lilly), 19375,*8erialtNg3nQ3gg ,I

i frcnansflfzzw -A linvention relatesy generally t0 beams v and refers more particularlyto sleeve bearings.

Oneof the essential objects of the invention is f `to provide.abearing. of this type wherein provi- 5 sion is made for delivering from the back of the bearing to the innery rubbing surface or contact area thereof enough lubricant such as oil to mainltaina lm on saidlrubbing surface. e *l Another object is lto provide a bearing wherein Y l provision is made for delivering oil successively from various points of the-back of theybearing to4 an oil receiving hole or passage in a, rotary element within said sleeve bearing.v r

Another object is to provide `a .bearing wherein I5 provision is made-for receiving cil fromasuitable source such. asa manifold without-breaking up l thefllm andfdelivery aforesaid.

' Another object is to provide an improved Vbearving that can be manufactured at a comparatively lowcost.

Other objects, advantages and novel details of construction of this invention will be made `more ap'parentas this descriptionproceeds, especially when consideredy in connection with the accom-'- panying drawing, wherein:

Figureil is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through a portion of an internal combustion engine and showing a bearing embodying my invention applied to the crank shaft thereof;

A Figure 2 is a sectional view taken-substantially on the line 2--2 of Figure l;

Figurey 321s a perspective view of the sleeve bearing.

Referring Vnow to the drawing, I is a rotary.

shaft having a crank portion 2, I is avcase or stationary support for said shaft, and 4 is a bearing embodying my invention sleeved upon said shaft within said support. As shown, the bearing 4 has two semicircular sections or half bearings 4* and 4b which ilt snugly within the supj port 3 and are held against rotary and. creeping movements therein by a suitable locking` member or key 5. Preferably the ends of these half bearings meet or abut at diametrically opposite points slightly offset above and below a horizontal center line 5. Both half bearings 4'A and 4b are provided upon opposite sides of this center line 6 with chamfered portions 1 and 5 respectively providing oil sumps 'II and 8*. The upper v half bearing 4 has two radially extending holes 9 and I0, respectively, approximately one-sixteenth of an inch (11.1") in diameter extending therethrough approximately eight degrees (8) yzabove the center line 6 in communication with Vthe sumps 1'L and 8, and is` provided upon the `matter in the oil.

back thereofvfromlone'endlfto the other with at vkcircumferentially y,extending channel v1or "groove l I Ij'whichl' cooperates with the supporti-,3 -to`;=form 'a passage for oil. Approximately -sejvendeg'rees ,:('1) to :one -side'cif 'a' vertical 'line Hyatt'` right 5` l' anglesito .the line l is'another hole -Ilfthat is( approximatelymne-eighth of an inch 1A( Vg!) in diameter and extends' radially ofthe halfjb'earinner working 1.face I5'ofthe bearing. Y l0' Y `Allocated in the shaft -I is an o'ilpassage',vvhichf` is.adaptedito,successively 'register with the" V,oles

k5|, ls .anale .during'roteuonxr thesht ein" f the-bearing "4, andextendingfromthls passage.A f. I vI5 thrcughthecranlr portion! towardanother lliv .bearingll for a :connecting rod"I8'fis-another.f

passage I9 for oil. As "shown, the' passagefrl! discharges into; thehollow' portion- 2440iIv the crank arm2fa`nd communicates withapas'sage amending tothe bearing lf1.-ffanysmtab1e means 2o e such as a sub-manifold 22V leading-frorn-.a main manifold (not'shown) for y'oil maybeusedtoconduct oil tothe circumferentially extending chan,,

f vnel `II in the'backr'of the main bearing; v4.` f Likevvwise,;lf y: desired, two waste'duct's or dra'inpa's 25 sages 23 and 24,*respectively,A each one-sixteenth of an inch (15")' in diameter may be drilled in the case 3 for communication with the channel II below the holes 9 and I0 tol receive foreign In use, oil from the manifold 22 will en ter the channel II and willbe supplied through ,the

holes 9 and I0 to the sumps 'I and 8* from which it will spread in a fllm over the rubbing surface or contact area I5 of the bearing. Additional 3:'5 oil will run through hole I3 to said rubbing surface" I5. Likewise, oil will besupplied to passage y' I6 in the crank shaft-assaid passage registers successively with the holes 9, I3 and` I0 `in the main bearing 4. Foreign matter in theo'il will 40. I,

drainA out passages 23 and 24. n 1

Thus, from the foregoing it will be apparent that the oil delivery from the back of the bearing 4 to the rubbing surface or contact varea I5 thereof may beeifected without breaking up the oil fllm on saidsurface or area,Y and that the oil supply is sufilcient to cause delivery thereof through passage IB to the `connecting rod,y I8

whle'someoil and foreign matter are being dis) n l charged through the passages 2.3and 24.-4 As illustrated in Figure 2, the high pressure area i at 25, hence it will be apparent that the supply:- of oil in my construction is onthe approachl or opposite side of said area 25 so thatxa betterv and Il more eillcient supply of oil to the working parts isassured.

'What I claim as my invention is: '1 A bearing having an inner bearing surface l for ashaft provided with a passage therein, said bearing having a lubricant supply groove in the 'louter surface thereof extending partially l circumferentially of the bearing and periodically com-- -mumcau'ng 'with said passage 1n the shaft through -an opening in the bearing surface, and lubricant receiving sumps; inf said bearing surfaces Lat opposite ends of the' groove and Lcommunicating withthe latter.

2. A bearing having ar 1` inner bearing surfz'tcel for a shaft provided with a transversely extending passage therethrough, said bearing having circumferentially spaced lubricant sumps. in the.

bearing surface communicating with a vlubricant supply groove in the'outer surface of the bearing andl having, anv opening between the sumps in` communication fwiththe supply grooveand periodically communicating with: the transverse passage through the shaft. .e Y

3. vA bearing having an inner bearing surface `*provided with diametrically ,opposed lubricant t sumps in the bearing surface communicating with alubricant supply groove extending :partially circumferentially of the bearing in the outer surface of the latter, the area of the inner bearing surface Vbetween the sumps being uninterrupted with the exception of an opening-communicating f .with the lubricant supply groove, and means pew riodically communicating with the,-opening.to supply lubricant tothe portions Vof 'thegbearing A surface between th e sumps'w and opposite the grooved side ofthe bearing;

4. A bearing having an' innerY bearing surface for ashaft provided with` a passage therethrough, said bearing having circumferentially spaced lubricant sumps in the inner bearing surfacel and having a lubricant supply groove .in 'theouter sur- `face of the bearing at the top` of thelattercommunicating with said sumps, and a passage through the grooved portionof the lbearing pe- .t rupted portion of .said

,i said l `aperture. i v

riodicallycommunicating with 'the opposite ends ofthe passage throughsaid shaft.

5. A bearing having an inner bearing surface provided with Acircumferentially spaced sumps,

passages through said bearing-for connecting said sumps with a lubricant supply, an aperture f through s aid bearing intermediatesaid sumps for communicating with. said f lubricant l"supply, said bearing surface being otherwise uninterrupted, and means for periodically communicating with saidaperture to supply lubricant to the uninter- 4 6#llifbearingl having an inner bearing surface fora shaft provided with a passage therethrough,

lubrlcantsumps in the inner bearing surface and vbearing surface opposite Vsaid bear ing having circumferentially spaced.

having lubricant'supply means communicating t with said'sumps, and a passage through the bearing in communication with saidlubricant supply meansand periodically communicating with "the '7. A bearing having aninner bearing surface for a shaftprovided with apassage-therethrough,l

the .outer surface-of said bearing being provided with .circumierentially.extending lubricant sup-` ply means, circumferentially spaced lubricant sumps'for the inner bearing surface in constant communication" with said 's upply'means, and a fpassagein the bearing communicating withy said lubricant supply means vand periodically communicatingK with opposite ends of the passage through said shaft.

8. A bearing having'an inner bearing surfacev i f for a shaft provided wnth apassage therethrough,

. opposite ends of the passagethrough -saidshaft.

circumferentially spaced lubricant sumps for the inner bearing surface.` a passage 4in the bearing periodically communicating with oppositeends of the passage through said shaft, and a "common lubricant supply means forV said sumps and the passage in the bearing extending circumferentiallyl of said bearing. 'l i f :f 1 f RoBnR'rG .N.EvANs. 

